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DEEP presses appliance‑efficiency rules and automated solar permitting as fixes to rising energy costs
Summary
DEEP urged the Energy & Technology Committee to allow appliance efficiency standards (capped at products with five‑year payback) and to back automated solar permitting to lower rooftop solar soft costs. The department said efficiency updates and streamlined permitting can save households and businesses significant sums over time.
Representatives of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection told the Energy and Technology Committee on Feb. 26 that updating appliance efficiency standards and rolling out an automated solar‑permitting platform could reduce costs for households and businesses.
Commissioner Katie Dykes outlined HB 5248, which would allow DEEP to adopt appliance and water‑efficiency standards for product categories that can deliver a five‑year or shorter payback for consumers, and to reference third‑party certification procedures when drafting standards. Dykes said DEEP’s…
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